Am i best to keep him at home? Advice please

[Newbeginning1]

DS is 12 weeks old and as soon as he gets over 1 cold as soon as we go out and see other people/babies he gets ill again.

Am i best to steer clear of these groups etc or is it best that he gets colds etc now to help his immune system develop?

Any advice would be appeciated.

[BeckyBendyLegs]

I'd probably not avoid groups altogether (for your sanity more than anything else!). I have a 4 month old DS3 and I've been taking him to groups since he was tiny and he's been lucky he hasn't had a cold / tummy bug yet (but caught nasty chicken pox from his big brothers). But even if he had I'd still take him.

DS1 went to a nursery from a fairly early age (not this young) and was ill constantly for a year. It was horrendous. However, now he's hardly ever ill (he's six now). So I do think getting bugs does build up their immune system to some extent.

[jabberwocky]

Have you mentioned this to his pediatrician? Does it seem to be just a normal cold or does he get really chesty with it? I had a friend whose ds was like that and the doctor finally told her that if he got more of those types of infections in a short amount of time he would be at higher risk for asthma.

[Newbeginning1]

Thank you.

I'm hoping the same happens with my DS as did with your DS1 although hopefully without him being constantly ill for a year.

[BeckyBendyLegs]

Newbeginning1 now the weather is picking up he he might start getting a bit brighter and not picking up so much anyway and you can go out and about and do things in the open air.

[neversaydie]

My DS seemsed to be continually sniffly from when he had his first vaccinations, for about a year. I was on maternity leave I took him each week to a breast feeding support group every week, for my own sanity as much as anything. At 6 months I went back to work, and he went to a childminder - the snuffle quotient shot up again.

He is now 10.5, and absolutely fine. He has been off with the D&V bug for the last few days, but this is the first time off school for well over a year.

So don't worry too much - think of it as training his immune system!

Incidentally, we were sent home with inhalers etc after one doctors visit when he was a bit chesty. DH googled the drug involved, found it was not suitable for the under 12s, and so we didn't use it. Again, he was fine in a few days, and is absolutley fine now. (If the chestiness had persisted I would have gone back for a more suitable drug, I hasten to add!)